{
  "id": 17978393,
  "title": "BJP Holds ‘Save Democracy’ Rallies In Lucknow, Bareilly As Shivraj Singh Chouhan & JP Nadda Target Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/bjp-holds-save-democracy-rallies-in-lucknow-bareilly-as-shivraj-singh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:06:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/bjp-holds-save-democracy-rallies-in-lucknow-bareilly-as-shivraj-singh-chouhan-jp-nadda-target-rahul-gandhi-akhilesh-yadav"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BJP organized \"Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy\" rallies in Lucknow and Bareilly on Tuesday, drawing thousands of party supporters. Over 50,000 participants carried flags and banners with the slogan \"Save Democracy.\" Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the rally in Lucknow, accusing the Congress and Samajwadi Party of plotting regime change through anarchy. He vowed that millions of people would defend democracy and support Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he described as a blessing from God.\n\nIn Bareilly, BJP president and Union Health Minister JP Nadda led a rally attended by thousands. Nadda accused the Opposition of undermining the credibility of the Election Commission and electronic voting machines (EVMs), alleging that Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav questioned the electoral system only when they lost. He dismissed their criticisms as the actions of \"hit-and-run politicians\" who ran away after causing trouble. Nadda defended the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, stating that the exercise had been conducted multiple times, including under Congress governments. He claimed that the deletion of 13 crore names from the voter list included ineligible voters, shifters, duplicates, and deceased individuals. Nadda challenged the Opposition to demonstrate that EVMs could be hacked, asserting that the Election Commission would run India, not illegal immigrants.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: The BJP took out ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ rallies in Lucknow and Bareilly on Tuesday, mobilising thousands of party workers and supporters against the Opposition's allegations of irregularities in the electoral process and its criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. More than 50,000 party workers and supporters reportedly participated in the rallies…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}